Aug 29, 2005 #1 11design Technical User May 27, 2005 104 US How can I change the properties of the symbols that already come with Illustrator. Is there any way to change the color, transparency, etc?
How can I change the properties of the symbols that already come with Illustrator. Is there any way to change the color, transparency, etc?
Aug 30, 2005 #2 carlow Technical User Dec 3, 2000 502 BE Hi 11design, Pull a symbol to the artboard. Next in the symbol palette at the bottom you have some icons. The third from the left is a little chain. With the symbol selected click on it. Now the symbol on your artboard isn't linked anymore to the symbol in your symbol palette and it can be changed in anyway you want. To recreate a symbol again after your changes just select it and pull it in your symbol palette hope this helps carlow Upvote 0 Downvote
Hi 11design, Pull a symbol to the artboard. Next in the symbol palette at the bottom you have some icons. The third from the left is a little chain. With the symbol selected click on it. Now the symbol on your artboard isn't linked anymore to the symbol in your symbol palette and it can be changed in anyway you want. To recreate a symbol again after your changes just select it and pull it in your symbol palette hope this helps carlow
Aug 30, 2005 Thread starter #3 11design Technical User May 27, 2005 104 US Thank you!! You explained very well! Upvote 0 Downvote
Aug 31, 2005 #4 NFAY Technical User Jul 5, 2005 31 US If you need more of a step by step approach there is a tutorial on customizing symbols and saving symbol libraries at: http://www.faystudios.com/illustrator/symbols.cfm Good luck. Nikki Fay http://www.faystudios.com/illustrator/Beginning and Intermediate Illustrator Tutorials featuring CS2 Upvote 0 Downvote
If you need more of a step by step approach there is a tutorial on customizing symbols and saving symbol libraries at: http://www.faystudios.com/illustrator/symbols.cfm Good luck. Nikki Fay http://www.faystudios.com/illustrator/Beginning and Intermediate Illustrator Tutorials featuring CS2